COVID-19 Situation Report, n.25 (14 September 2020)
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Abstract
CONTEXT
Following an outbreak of a novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan City, Hubei
Province of China, rapid community, regional and international spread has
occurred with exponential growth in cases and deaths. On 30 January 2020,
the Director-General (DG) of the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a
public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the
International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). The first case in the Americas
was confirmed in the USA on 20 January 2020, followed by Brazil on 26
February 2020. Since then, COVID-19 has spread to all 54 countries and
territories in the Americas.
PAHO/WHO activated regional and country incident management system
teams to provide direct emergency response to Ministries of Health and other
national authorities for surveillance, laboratory capacity, support health care
services, infection prevention control, clinical management and risk
communication; all aligning with priority lines of action. The Organization has
developed, published, and disseminated evidence-based technical documents
to help guide countries’ strategies and policies to manage this pandemic.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS IN THE AMERICAS as of 14 September: 14,902,862 Confirmed cases*, 513,237 Deaths*, 54
Countries / areas / territories counted for epidemiological purposes.
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